On Jan 7, 2005, at 12:40 PM, Kauffman, Tom wrote:

Thanks for the link, Andy. Most interesting.

I'm sure the developers are working to what they feel are the
significant customer requirements, ...

THE AC FAQ says:
"The Administration Center was created in response to customer
feedback. Extensive user interviews were conducted to develop an
interface that better supports common configuration and administration
tasks".

I think it would be beneficial if IBM sent email to registered
customers in general soliciting their input to a new design of this
nature, rather than getting limited input from a focus group. This
would possibly result in a more amenable application, and head off a
lot of the shock value in what ultimately arrives. Certainly, the
ability to run on Windows XP would have been a "must" for the app to be
acceptable to most customers.

   Richard Sims